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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe

1 review

marthadude's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

After reading this I know why Poe is best known for his short stories and why this novel is seldom mentioned. The first half of the novel is great but it gets bogged down with long winded info dumps about natural science, major traumatic events not being mentioned again, and plot elements that straight up disappear. The discussions I had in class greatly increased my enjoyment of the novel but on its own it’s only moderately enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Major warning for racism in the second half.